(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- The Encyclopedia of Supply Chain Management (CRC Press, 2012) presents articles and 300 authoritative entries written by more than 30 experts covering all aspects of supply chain management (SCM).

(San Dimas, CA) -- CRAIC Technologies, a global leader in application-focused microanalysis solutions, has launched the-CRAIC MP-2 microscope photometer.

(NPL: Teddington, Middlesex, UK) -- New research by the United Kingdom’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL), and the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) will improve the accuracy of estimates of the time of geological events.

Engaged people feel good about coming to work every day, says Fred Lorestani, vice president of North American Implant Operations for Stryker.

Lights, camera, action! Sound familiar? Given the continuous release of movies, we are all familiar with this phrase. But what does this have to do with the quality profession or strategy?

(Makino: Tokyo) -- Makino has announced its current roster of free online seminars for 2012. The seminars offer insight into a variety of new milling, electrical discharge machining (EDM), and control technologies for improving part cycle times, quality, and accuracy.

(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S.

(PCS Press: Vancouver, WA) -- It is amazing how time flies. It was December 1980 when I first started to write about the Toyota Production System in my newsletter, Productivity. In February 1981, I conducted my first two-week study mission to Japan, taking 19 top U.S.

(FDAnews: Falls Church, VA) -- Is failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) the cornerstone of your risk management program? Consider this quote from the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) quality systems regulation expert Kim Trautman: “Are FMEA or FMECA… good tools? Yes.

(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Clear yet comprehensive, Managing Performance in Turbulent Times: Analytics and Insight, by Ed Barrows and Andy Neely (Wiley, 2012), eliminates complex jargon and r